Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 513 · 40 questions

Memory tip (Sound plus meaning): Steps: hear the new word → find a sound-alike word → link it to the meaning → review the picture. The keyword sounds like the new word; the picture must also show the meaning: billi = cat → “a cat paying a BILL”. Review the picture later today and tomorrow, then with growing gaps.

1. 1.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) means the same
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
3. 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) paay (c) naak (d) neend
5. 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) chaabi (c) paani (d) bhaat
7. 7.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
8. 8.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
9. 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
10. 10.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
11. 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
12. 12.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a book in a KIT bag
13. 13.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a PIE under your foot
14. 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
15. 15.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
16. 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
17. 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) school (b) book (c) water (d) cat
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) mother (b) moon (c) nose (d) elephant
20. 20.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a MAZE on a table
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) key (b) cat (c) rice (d) school
22. 22.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
23. 23.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
24. 24.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) book (b) water (c) foot (d) school
26. 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) billi (c) bandar (d) aam
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) sleep (b) school (c) tree (d) monkey
29. 29.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a BAT made of rice
30. 30.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) I NEED sleep (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a school in a SHAWL
31. 31.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a CHUBBY key (c) I NEED sleep (d) a SACK full of sugar
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) water (b) mango (c) moon (d) sugar
33. 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
34. 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
35. 35.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a KNOCK on the nose
36. 36.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a DOLL with big eyes
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) paani (c) ped (d) sakhar
38. 38.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) moon (b) sugar (c) eye (d) cloud
40. 40.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word

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